SEAFIC aims to advance, strengthen, and refine the quality of feature-length scripts and projects by talented filmmakers from the Southeast Asian region. SEAFIC Seed Lab expands on this mission by aiding shorts filmmakers in exploring their directorial voices prior to developing their first feature scripts.

SEAFIC Seed Lab is a brand new lab concept which can be considered a precursor to the SEAFIC Script Lab proper. We seek to identify up to five promising Southeast Asian short film directors who have not yet started writing their feature film projects – basically, only those within the exploration phase of their first feature are eligible to apply.

These selected filmmakers shall then attend 2 lab sessions within 3 months, during which they will have a chance to work with our experts to explore their directorial voices as well as develop their ideas into potential synopses and directors’ statements for their first features. Once they have completed Seed Lab, we hope that they will then be ready to not only apply to subsequent SEAFIC Script Labs, but also any other international script labs around the world

Second Session in Phuket *

April 3-9 2022

First Session via Online

December 4-10 2021

* Conducting an in-person session in Phuket will depend on the globally developing pandemic situation as well as Thai national COVID-19 policies under the “Phuket Sandbox” program, including full vaccination.

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

  • Short film directors from Southeast Asia with a minimum of two shorts who have *not* had a 1st feature length script idea that were developed at international labs or programs

  • Nationals of the following countries are eligible: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

  • Up to five filmmakers shall be selected for participation by SEAFIC Seed Lab Selection Committee

  • There are no costs to apply for SEAFIC Seed Lab. Please see our ELIGIBILITY page for more details on qualifications

For information on eligibility and application, please visit our eligibility page and apply page.

SEAFIC Seed Lab is conducted with the participation and partnership of Produire au Sud.